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I did it. I deleted the bad entry. I'm a big girl  and maybe I got my brain back.
Anyway, Teresa,Anna and Kathryne have provided the real deal on the food list.
Thanks.

**Updated June 3rd.**

Meats:

Turkey  -  Ruth will cook two

Ham - Kathryne

Brisket - Anna

Hot dogs - Janine

Hot dishes:

Corn casserole - Paula

Macaroni and cheese - Kim

Pinto beans - Kathryne

Salads and cold dishes:

Potato salad - Janine & Ruth

Cole slaw - Patty

Greek salad - Aimee

Marinated veggie salad - Janine

Pasta salad - Michelle

Deviled eggs - Stephanie & Janine

Veggie snack plate - Kathryne

Watermelon - Judy

Mustard, Mayo, Ketchup, sweet relish for hot dogs, & -Coffee, and coffee fixing - Vic & Judy

hot dog buns for dinner - Jay & Melissa

Cowboy caviar and chips - Linda

Desserts:

Trifle thingy - Patty

Cookies - Paula & Eileen

Cobbler of an undetermined fruit (prob'ly peach 'coz that's what Mama wants) - Teresa

I've decided to do cupcakes that can be decorated as fun and crafty for the kids -Teresa

Desserts to be determined between now and then - Janine, Ruth, Aimee, Kathy, Kim

Breakfast:

Waffles - Edith

Fruit tray - Aaron

Kolaches from Czech stop for breakfast - Jay & Melissa

Couple of bottles of OJ - Linda

WE NEED:    

Bread n' butter to accompany the meal

Bobby & Kathryn have volunteered ice

Of the vine and malt...

Drinks of the malty variety and perhaps from the vine too - Kelly & Eric

Box o'wine - Aimee & Geoff

Wine and beer, to add to Aimee and Geoff's box o'wine - Angela

Below is a list of those I know are coming.  I'll update as I get your names.
Thanks!  We're right around 76 right now.
TT

1. Mike & Teresa Thibodeaux                         2
   
2. Ray, Christie, Jordan & Brooke Hoese         4
   
3. Ruth & Dick Hoese                                    2  
   
4. Alan & Patty, Emily & Andy Albin               4
   
5. Joe & Anna Herring                                    2
   
6. Eileen Mode                                              1
   
7. Vic & Judy Torres                                      2
   
8. Parrish & Michelle & Baker Ingram              3
   
9.  Bob & Judy Reed                                      2 
   
10. John & Stephanie & Christopher Reed          3
    
11. Aaron & Patrick Reed                                 2
    
12. Angela Reed & Ian Reddy                           2
    
13. Britton & Kim and their 3 girls Stacy            5
    
14. Elmer Joe & NeNe Stacy                            2
15. Geoff & Aimee B. Hoese                             2
16. Eric & Kelly Scherrer                                  2
17. Bej, Kenny & Synthia Svatek                       3
18. Bob & Kathy Albin                                      2
19. Paula & Marty Reynolds & assorted kids      4/5
20. Linda & John, Justin & Katie Scherrer                4

21. Samantha & Brandon, Annabelle & Jahanna Starett       4

22. Bobby & Kathryn & Erin Albin, maybe Joey & Alaina     3/5

23. Stacy & Matt & Thomas Chavez                                   3

24. Jay & Melissa, Ellen, Madison & Patience Stacy           5

25. Kristin & Alan, & boys McClellan                    4
26. Edith Sorenson Herring & Charles Dove          2
    

  

I'm planning to bring meat like brisket or chicken or ham depending on what others do. I can decide late in the game. I think that Ruth is making a turkey - she was, are you still? Did we decide that sisters here would do the main meats? Whatever is needed at the end of the menu planning, I can bring or contribute to. Aunt Anna

Please list what you plan on bringing in the comments. I really don't know how to do this other than this way. Then I'll post your comment in the main entry,

**Rockport aunts are bringing the meats. Anna is doing brisket and maybe chicken, or ham, Ruth is doing a turkey, I don't yet know what Kathy is doing, and don't know if NeNe was told(!).  Anyone who wants to can bring a meat dish too, of course. And for heavens sake don't take anything I say as gospel!!  We're going with the flow here!**

**Updated again to say** I think we're pretty well covered at this point. There will be some odds and ends that are needed at the last minute, but that will get done. So all in all I think we're good to go. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Eileen said she would bring plates, napkins, cutlery and cups. (She's got us covered for the whole day.) Also said she'd bring a big ole platter of cookies.

Teresa - I'll do a large side and a dessert. I'm shooting at green beans and blueberry cobbler, but that is subject to change. ;o)

Janine - I will do a large marinated vegetable salad and a dessert or two.

Patty - I may do a giant trifle thingy. Maybe some coleslaw.
I'll do some food stuffs. I've got a big cake pan. Hum???

Ruth - Hmmm... no one has signed up for the vermicelli. I am volunteering potato salad and dessert of some sort. Also have large crock pot for use by anyone, and a large oven I can bring to keep meats hot. All this can be worked out by those of us who live in town.
Kim -  Hi all! I'll bring a homemade mac and cheese and a dessert or two. See ya there,

Kathy - I will bring at least two pounds of cooked pinto beans plus some kind of dessert and whatever else is needed.

Aaron - Fruit tray, coz that's how I roll. (for breakfast) 

Edith - I can put my name in the hat for breakfast stuff. Naturally it will be oatmeal and fruit.
No, it will be stuff other people eat.

Paula -  I"ll do a big ol' corn casserole and uhhh...how about...cookies!! Can't go wrong with cookies! :)

Judy T. R. - I will bring watermelon(s)

Eric 'n Kelly sent the following - We can bring drinks of the malty variety and perhaps from the vine, too. I think we'll pitch in with whatever needs getting when we get there! So, we're open to suggestions.

Geoff & Aimee - will bring a big fat Greek salad, a box of red wine and maybe a dessert.

John & Stephanie - will bring deviled eggs.

Hi all!

Here's the agenda for the reunion. There may be some minor changes, but if there are, we'll let you know.

Holler back if you see a problem. (One that has already been dealt with is that we have the pavilion for 12 hours only, additional cost of $30 an hour. Ray and I think that the cousins can come up with the extra sixty to have it from 8:30am to 10:30pm.)

**UPDATE**  I've made an executive, oldest cousin decision - the talent show will be held inside the pavilion.

Still trying to figure out how to get everyone signed up/registered here. I'll be emailing too.

Love to all.
Teresa

Saluting Seven Siblings by the Sea Shore

Torres Family Reunion 2009

June 27^th Rockport Beach

 

 

 

 

 

Anna and I talked this morning and we decided we would have POT LUCK. Entrees will be provided, probably brisket, baked turkey, and ham. We will do more on that decision later. Cobbler, pies, cakes and other goodies will be either purchased or made by the participants to be determined. Maybe some home made ice cream, too. I have volunteered potato salad. Probably will find something besides that I want to bring. We will have beans, should they be baked beans or pintos? AND vermicelli. Who thinks they can do it exactly like GRANDMOTHER's? Maybe we should have a contest on that one. If you have something special you want to bring, let us know. I think this can be a really great gathering. And great Torres eating binge, oops meant to say opportunity! ;D

We've got some great ideas going! Angela, I'll check out the historical tour thing; I'm thinking that it is a self-guided tour by cd, where we are our own tour guides with the cd explaining what we are seeing, but I don't know. We have a very authentic eye witness to history right in our own family as you may know. The barbeque - I will find out who catered and we could likely buy the meat. Or, we can find it somewhere (like up the road from the Bakery barbeque shack). My kitchen is available for cooking and I have some large boiling pots that beans could be cooked in - or in the Dutch oven I have. At any rate, my kitchen is available for cooking. I have two ovens and am offering, but much would have to be done the day before if we are going to have fun on Saturday. With a little expert planning, we can do it. (And we have some expert planners in our midst as well). Beach theme sounds good to me. Me and my Rockport relatives are going to have to get high behind to fix up some bottles before that date. I am thinking they will need to have wire hangers inserted to be used. That is, they would be wall decorations rather than trays or spoon rests, etc. I nearly got my studio/office cleaned up last week and maybe I can get it done, then I can work on stuff a lot better!!!! (A china painting friend sent me a round tuit, so I am forced to do it!) Keep the ideas flowing!!!

There's a little BBQ joint there in Fulton that is 100X better than Macs. It is nothing more than a shack to walk up and order BBQ, but they do cater. They had a shack in Ingleside for a few months but a design flaw caused it to burn down. Probably for the best. I would have spent my retirement eating there. Here's an address... 2300 4th St Ingleside 78362

7 North Texas Torress' Vic & Judy Torres Michelle, Parrish, and Baker Ingram Don & Eileen Mode Victor's family already had a trip planned for that weekend and cannot change it. Eileen Torres Mode

Could we get a running total too? Just chime in and let us know who is and who isn't planning on being there. Thanks tt

Whoever made the white chocolate chip, macadamia nut cookies last time, would you be willing to do it again?;) They were really yummy!!!!!!:) I will be more than happy to get a side, probably store bought since we have no idea where we will be staying right now. Kristin

Ha! No, I don't think the CD covers Torres family history. Although that might be a good project.... I picked up a visitor's guide last time I was there, and read an article about it. It must be a new tourist-trap thing. But I'd like to hear it. I can only imagine what our mini-van load will sound like as we're driving around listening to it, everyone chiming in, "THAT'S not right...." I kind of doubt we'll actually hear much of it. Angela

I think the sign up sheet is a good idea. I'll work on one this evening. Everyone just let me know what you want to bring. I'm going to make it a general sheet, food, supplies and anything else needed. Eileen, I'll put you down for paper goods? NeNe, you are more than welcome to use the lights. Want me to bring the 2 fishbowls and shells I have left too? General consensus seems to be get the meat supplied, do the sides and desserts ourselves, ditto paper goods, cups and utensils. BYO drinks. And we'll keep working on the fun stuff. Teresa

It's near impossible for those w/o their own kitchens, ingredients, and utensils to cook for an affair. I could bring a store-bought thing, and that would be fine with me. We are not getting a condo this time. We will be on the beginning of our grandson vacation, and don't want to sink too much money for a place to stay in Rockport for two nights. We are booked into the Balboa Courts.